{"id":1037,"date":"2012-03-07T14:09:15","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T10:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2012-04-06T17:55:32","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T13:55:32","slug":"the-gospel-of-sebastia-of-1066-matenadaran-n311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/the-gospel-of-sebastia-of-1066-matenadaran-n311\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gospel of Sebastia of 1066 (Matenadaran N311)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Treasures of Matenadaran<\/strong><\/p>\n

The manuscripts of 11th century make a separate group of manuscripts in the history of Armenian miniature art. Though very few manuscripts of that period have reached to us, they express the nature and rich traditions of Armenian miniature art of the time.\u00a0The sizes of the manuscripts of that period are the largest ones in the overall history of Armenian\u00a0miniature. Afterwards they are not repeated as the mastery of performance is not repeated either.
\nThe rich traditions of Armenian miniature art are reflected in one of the peculiar manuscripts of\u00a011th century which is the gospel of 1066 illustrated in Sebastia. Though we have only the image of\u00a0Marcos evangelist and two title-pages from the gospels of Marcos and Luke, it is enough to notice\u00a0the changes in this manuscript which are addressed to the decoration and solemnity of the manuscript.
\nThe title-pages acquired new solutions in this manuscript. The text is written by one column with\u00a0blue letters in universal gold. The capital letter is formed as the image of lying winged lion which is\u00a0the symbol of Marcos evangelist. Young Christ – Emmanuel is portrayed with his hand stretched out\u00a0between the wings of the lion. The capital letter and the symbol of evangelist attract the illustrator\u2019s\u00a0attention which leads to the creation of complete decorative setup of the title-page. This impression\u00a0is strengthened by the colors used in the illustration of the manuscript, especially red and blue colors on\u00a0golden background.
\nThe image of Marcos evangelist is also developed in details. The evangelist sits on the armchair\u00a0in front of the reading desk. Slightly forward posture of the evangelist creates the impression of\u00a0movement as if he is going to write with his pen on the register put on his knee. The pleats of the dress\u00a0made by the combination of blue and violet colors gently underline the forms of body strengthening\u00a0the realistic nature of the image.
\nIn the manuscripts of the 10-11th centuries we notice the tendency of reducing the thematic miniatures.\u00a0In the 12th century and at the beginning of the 13th century it becomes common and the manuscripts\u00a0with plot miniatures become seldom. The painting and the scheme of illustration of the gospel\u00a0of Sebastia play a significant role in the development of Armenian miniature art, especially in Cilicia.<\/p>\n

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